Forza Starts in Pole Position
17/Oct/2011
Microsoft’s ‘Gears of War 3’ was knocked off the No1 spot three weeks ago by ‘FIFA 12’, but this week the format holder gets its revenge as their new title ‘Forza Motorsport 4’ pips FIFA 12 (-62%) by just over 700 sales to take No1.
‘Forza Motorsport 4’ claims the biggest launch week ever for an Xbox 360 racing game and is just one of 7 new entries in this week’s All Formats Top 20. In many ways it’s similar to the corresponding week last year when FIFA 11 also only held on to No1 for two weeks despite a hugely successful launch. It’s also uncannily similar to this week last year with ‘Just Dance 3’ debuting at No3 (the same as Just Dance 2). In a big week for new releases, ‘Pro Evolution Soccer 2012’ is the next highest new entry at No5 (its predecessor was also at No5 in the chart this time last year, however it had launched a week earlier, debuting at No2).
Other newcomers are ‘Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge’ at No10 from Alternative Software, ‘Ace Combat: Assault Horizon’ at No12, ‘Dead Rising 2: Off the Record’ at No14 and ‘Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure’ at No16. Bethesda’s ‘Rage’ (-38%) slips 2 places to No4, while Namco Bandai’s ‘Dark Souls’ (-58%) falls 4 places to No7. ‘Zumba Fitness’ (-12%) hasn’t lost its grip on the Top 10 despite falling 2 places to No8, ahead of ‘F1 2011’ (-42%) at No9.
| LW |
TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| - |  |
1 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 1 |  |
2 | FIFA 12 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 2 | |
3 | FIFA 12 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| - | |
4 | JUST DANCE 3 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 3 | |
5 | RAGE | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| - | |
6 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2012 | PS3 | KONAMI | KONAMI | ||
| 4 | |
7 | GEARS OF WAR 3 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 5 | |
8 | RAGE | PS3 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 8 | |
9 | ZUMBA FITNESS | WII | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| - | |
10 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2012 | XB360 | KONAMI | KONAMI | ||
| 7 | |
11 | DARK SOULS | XB360 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 10 | |
12 | F1 2011 | XB360 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| 6 | |
13 | DARK SOULS | PS3 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| - | |
14 | JONAH LOMU RUGBY CHALLENGE | XB360 | ALTERNATIVE | ALTERNATIVE | ||
| 9 | |
15 | F1 2011 | PS3 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| - | |
16 | JONAH LOMU RUGBY CHALLENGE | PS3 | ALTERNATIVE | ALTERNATIVE | ||
| - | |
17 | DEAD RISING 2: OFF THE RECORD | XB360 | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 11 | |
18 | DEAD ISLAND | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| 13 | |
19 | DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION | XB360 | EIDOS | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 15 | |
20 | RESISTANCE 3 | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| - | |
21 | ACE COMBAT: ASSAULT HORIZON | XB360 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| - | |
22 | ACE COMBAT: ASSAULT HORIZON | PS3 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 22 | |
23 | MARIO KART WII | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| - | |
24 | JUST DANCE 3 | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 16 | |
25 | DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION | PS3 | EIDOS | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 14 | |
26 | FIFA 12 | WII | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 24 | |
27 | WII SPORTS RESORT | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 29 |  |
28 | GRAN TURISMO 5 | PS3 | PLATINUM | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 18 | |
29 | DEAD ISLAND | PS3 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| 20 | |
30 | JUST DANCE 2 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| - | |
31 | DEAD RISING 2: OFF THE RECORD | PS3 | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 34 | |
32 | MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 26 | |
33 | RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 | XB360 | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| 12 | |
34 | RAGE | PC | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 21 | |
35 | DRIVER: SAN FRANCISCO | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 19 | |
36 | FIFA 12 | PSP | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| - | |
37 | SKYLANDERS: SPYRO'S ADVENTURE | XB360 | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 35 | |
38 | LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN | DS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 31 | |
39 | LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN | WII | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 28 | |
40 | ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT |
